Le Petit Berger

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Le Petit Berger

c. 1854; 1921 (publication)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875) Published by Maurice Le Garrec, Paris

This cliché verre, a new form of printmaking that Corot began experimenting with in the 1850s, depicts a lone, youthful shepherd piping to his flock. The artist adapted the composition from a painting of the same title he had made in 1840, but intensified the contrasts between light and dark using this new technique, creating a melancholic mood and giving the scene the quality of a timeless reverie.

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Object Details

Titles:

Le Petit Berger
From the portfolio Quarante clichés

Date:

c. 1854; 1921 (publication)

Artists:

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875) Published by Maurice Le Garrec, Paris

Medium:

Glass print (cliché-verre)

Dimensions:

Plate: 13 1/4 x 10 inches (33.7 x 25.4 cm) Sheet: 14 5/16 × 11 1/8 inches (36.3 × 28.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1945

Accession Number:

1945-53-7(7)

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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